1/Our findings using SPRINT dataset in EJPC -Intensive BP assoc w/attenuated ACM (all-cause mortality) when mediated through MACE driven through decrease CV mortality) and increased ACM (mediated through SAE - driven through higher non-CV mortality) important for older adults
Thank you to the many dedicated professionals in the aging field that inspire others, and to those seeking a meaningful career in aging. We appreciate all that you do. Happy #CareersinAging Week (March 26 - April 1, 2023). https://t.co/SpAmHGlaoA
A new GSA podcast, "Enhancing Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment," shares how primary care teams and others can use The GSA KAER Toolkit for Primary Care Teams to improve outcomes for older adults with cognitive impairment and their care partners. https://t.co/tEOKlMldCm
Older adults who had an outpatient referral ordered prior to ED discharge and followed up had lower odds of a 30-day ED revisit and 30-day subsequent unplanned hospital admission than those who didnt follow-up. #geriatrics https://t.co/hs2BwXPHzb
The GSA 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting starts today! We are excited to be back together in person. The theme is Embracing Our Diversity. Enriching Our Discovery. Reimagining Aging. Watch for more posts on various #GSA2022 activities. Visit https://t.co/aCRjRcOLol
@AnnaPendrey An honor to be presenting in GSA conference—— Caring for Older Adults with Obesity in Primary Care using the GSA KAER Framework. Come join us! @geronsociety
New measures of multimorbidity using claims data had moderate ability to predict ADL decline, IADL decline, hospitalization, and death - similar or slightly better than legacy indices such as the Charlson Comorbidity Index. #geriatrics https://t.co/Sx1xMEULGU
a nice reminder to please stop saying "silver tsunami" (tsunamis are bad) - aging is a good thing!
@AndrewElder talks aging, frailty, and #geriatrics at @StanfordDeptMed grand rounds
Congratulations to Professor @CarolynBertozzi, winner of the 2022 @NobelPrize in Chemistry for her role in the development of bioorthogonal chemistry. https://t.co/xn7yg9h64O
When @StanfordDeptMed's Bryant Lin received a letter from his dying patient that thanked him for treating him with "humor & care & great professional skill," it was a defining moment in his career that reminded him why he chose medicine. https://t.co/nIs1sCbVog
When is the right time to reinstate a DNR after TAVR? 48 hours? At discharge? At 30 days? We talk with @Gwen_Bernacki and @cardskrish about what they found when they asked this question to TAVR programs.
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Symptoms of Atrial Fibrillation. Excellent editorial of @AGSJournal article. Wonderful collaboration btwn Geriatrics @NinaBlachmanMD and Cardiology @nyheartdoc. Trying to achieve lofty goals to avoid underRx or overRx in older adults with AF and spectrum of symptoms @ACCinTouch